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Saturday, October 2

Garageland - B-sides & Other Rarities

'Beesides to Heaven'  
B-Sides & Other Rarities
1995-2002

soundboard recordings (quality: Ex- to VG+)



ROB SEZ: Never heard of Garageland? I hadn't either until about a year ago. By then, they'd been gone for nearly 20 years. Like so many good things from New Zealand, it's taken the rest of the world time to catch up with our Kiwi friends' well-kept secret. Garageland plays a brilliant amalgamation of guitar pop, rock, punk, and fuzz pop. If you like this, there are 3 albums of great music waiting for you to discover. As you'll hear from the live tracks, Garageland could kick up a mighty storm in concert. Does anyone out there have a decent-sounding live recording to share? If so, please get in touch and I'll post it here. I put this comp together from my own CD singles, etc. I kinda sorta named the collection after the song that opens and closes the compilation. None of these appears on any album or readily-available digital release (well, I just realized that one of them does, but the 18 other tracks don't). Track details can be found in the first comment. Under the Radar reports the original Garageland lineup will play reunion shows in NZ next April. My apologies to Garageland for doing this to their rare tracks. I hope they'll allow this post to stay up for a while so fellow music geeks can enjoy...
   
sample this Garageland album track
PUNISH THE REPLAY BUTTON


9 comments:

  1. Garageland - 'Beesides to Heaven' rarities comp

    TRACK DETAILS:

    01 Beelines to Heaven (Ben Grosse mix) - from Beelines to Heaven CDS (Discordant 1997)
    02 Shouldn't Matter But It Does - from Special Come Back EP (Discordant 1997)
    03 I'm Looking for What I Can't Get (XFM Radio Version 1998-01-29) - from Fingerpops CDS (Discordant 1998)
    04 On a Roll (live West Beth Theatre, New York, N.Y. Nov. 1997) - from Beelines to Heaven CDS (Discordant 1997)
    05 Spin - from I'm Looking for What I Can't Get CDS (Flying Nun 1996)
    06 Feel Alright (piano & mix by John Cale) - from Feel Alright CDS (Flying Nun 1997)
    07 Rock & Roll Heart (live) - from Scorpio Rising bonus disc (Foodchain 2002) [live date, venue unknown - possibly 2002]
    08 Corrupt - from Nude Star (Moulder Mix) CDS (Discordant 1997)
    09 Cut It Out - from Special Come Back EP (Discordant 1997)
    10 Not Empty (live on the 10:30 Slot) - YouTube rip, live date unknown (with gratitude to 43Kouta for sharing)
    11 Bus Trips - from Nude Star (Moulder Mix) CDS (Discordant 1997)
    12 Allison (Pixies cover) - from The Not Empty EP (Flying Nun 1999)
    13 Rearrange - from The Not Empty EP
    14 Favourite Little Star - from The Not Empty EP
    15 Treasure Trove - from Gone CDS (Flying Nun 2001)
    16 The Darkest Hearts - from Gone CDS
    17 Dancing Queen (Abba cover) - from Abbasalutely (VA tribute to Abba) [Flying Nun 1995]
    18 Comeback '97 (acoustic) - from Feel Alright CDS (Flying Nun 1997)
    19 Beelines '97 (acoustic) - from Feel Alright CDS

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  2. Here's something extra for those paying close attention:

    2 more Garageland rarities from the Flying Nun artists' compilation Under the Influence (2002):

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/62bsdoakbqk1q5p/Garageland%20-%20GfF%20%2B%20HPH%20%28from%20Under%20the%20Influence%20Flying%20Nun%20comp%29%20HQ%20MP3.zip?dl=1

    Plus a link to the Garageland video "Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?" It was filmed in a strip club and has some "naughty bits":

    https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/who-the-hell-do-you-think-you-are-2001

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    1. Hey chuck - were Garageland on your radar screen before my post?

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  4. Of all places, I found out about Garageland via a review of 'Do What You Want' in 'U.S.A. Today'.

    You just never know, do you?

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  5. Jeremy of Garageland had a short-lived band called Galveston in 2018. I have a few tracks if anyone is interested...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no40MwnVjqo

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    1. Sure; I'd like to hear 'em. Thanks for offering, Unknown.

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